Expertise
Program & Project Management, Strategic Planning & Analysis, Financial & Human Capital Management
Profile
Mr. Bobby Smart has over 45 years of experience with US and Allied military forces, including 30 years of active-duty service and 15 years as a member of the Senior Executive Service (SES). He has proven success in high visibility key leadership positions, retiring as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition Integration responsible for planning and analysis of the US Air Force (USAF) $229B (FYDP) research, development, and procurement acquisition portfolio, as well as the life-cycle planning and analysis of 400+ USAF research, development, and modernization programs. Mr. Smart is a dynamic and high-energy executive leader with global experience guiding complex operations, building key relationships, and anchoring team development through success as a leader, mentor, and senior executive in the command, control, communications, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR), and technology/cyber environment. He is a visionary, strategic thinker with planning and execution talents.
Significant Career Accomplishments
Managed reporting systems and tracked program performance for the USAF RDT&E portfolio. Provided oversight of the integration of full-life cycle acquisition into strategy, requirements, policy, processes, funding, program execution, IT, and workforce management.
Led and managed ~$36B modernization account (2600, 3010, 3011, 3020, and 3080) to reprioritize investment funding toward higher priority requirements. Ensured no more that 1% per modernization account of funding expired at the end of each fiscal year. This practice allowed flexibility for upward adjustments and prevented future anti-deficiency violations.
Integrated, analyzed and defended the command, control, communications, and IT portfolio comprised of approximately 200 programs with a $17B budget. Performed duties as the Chief Architect of the Air Force, responsible for developing and applying the USAF enterprise architecture as a guide for system development.
Key programming leader during two program budget review (PBR) cycles and advocated USAF transformation and recapitalization initiatives to OSD and the Joint Staff.
Led POM initiative to review of all base realignment and closure (BRAC) decisions and ensured each realignment action was funded appropriately and that future year savings would be realized. Optimized BRAC resources across the entire four-year realignment period.
Comprehensive leadership role in the arena of information dominance. Directed all acquisition and modernization activities for USAF C4ISR programs and directed the planning and execution of a $28B program budget.
Served as liaison between the information dominance mission area and foreign governments, international organizations, senior USAF leaders, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the White House, Congress, and industry and represented the US at NATO board of directors’ meetings for C2 Modernization in Europe.
Key Positions
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition Integration, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition Integration, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition
Director of Policy and Resources, Office of Warfighting Integration and Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force
Associate Director of Programs, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Programs
Director for Information Dominance Programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition
Education
MS, National Security and Strategic Studies, Army Command and Staff College
BS, Business Administration & Management, University of Alabama
Defense Policy Seminar, George Washington University
Seminar XXI, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Air War College
NATO Allied Command Europe Command and Control Course
Army Command and General Staff College
Squadron Officer School